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  • The Big Scary 'S' Word (2020)
  • 82 min | Documentary
The Big Scary 'S' Word (2020)
82 min | Documentary

Historians, journalists and politicians reveal that, contrary to popular belief, socialism is in fact deeply American.
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Sep 3, 2021 (United States)

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62 cast members
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Adaner Usmani
Self - Asst. Professor of Sociology, Harvard University Self - Asst. Professor of Sociology, Harvard University   See fewer
Eric Foner
Self - Professor of History, Columbia University Self - Professor of History, Columbia University   See fewer
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Self - Asst. Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University Self - Asst. Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University   See fewer
Cornel West
Self - Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University Self - Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University   See fewer
Vivek Chibber
Self - Professor of Sociology, New York University Self - Professor of Sociology, New York University   See fewer
John Nichols
Self - Author, The S-Word Self - Author, The S-Word   See fewer
Stephanie Price
Self - Public School Teacher Self - Public School Teacher   See fewer
Kshama Sawant
Self - Seattle City Council Self - Seattle City Council   See fewer
Matt Karp
Self - Professor of History, Princeton University Self - Professor of History, Princeton University   See fewer
Eric Blanc
Self - Author, Red State Revolt Self - Author, Red State Revolt   See fewer
Naomi Klein
Self - Author, This Changes Everything Self - Author, This Changes Everything   See fewer
Brian Reilly
Self - Lead Docent, Little White Schoolhouse Museum Self - Lead Docent, Little White Schoolhouse Museum   See fewer
Lee Carter
Self - Virginia State Delegate, District 50 (as Lee J. Carter) Self - Virginia State Delegate, District 50 (as Lee J. Carter)   See fewer
Kate Aronoff
Self - Author, We Own the Future Self - Author, We Own the Future   See fewer
Scott Inman
Self - OK House Minority Leader Self - OK House Minority Leader   See fewer
Ricardo Núñez
Self - Director of Economic Democracy, Sustainable Economies Law Center Self - Director of Economic Democracy, Sustainable Economies Law Center   See fewer
Richard D. Wolff
Self - Economics Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (as Richard Wolff) Self - Economics Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (as Richard Wolff)   See fewer
DiCarlo Johnson
Self - Worker / Owner, Evergreen Cooperatives Self - Worker / Owner, Evergreen Cooperatives   See fewer
John McMicken
Self - CEO, Evergreen Cooperatives Self - CEO, Evergreen Cooperatives   See fewer
Brett Jones
Self - Executive Vice President, Evergreen Cooperatives Self - Executive Vice President, Evergreen Cooperatives   See fewer
Donna Haverty-Stacke
Self - Professor of History, Hunter College CUNY Self - Professor of History, Hunter College CUNY   See fewer
Anita Zeidler
Self - Wisconsin Socialist Party, Daughter of Mayor Frank Zeidler Self - Wisconsin Socialist Party, Daughter of Mayor Frank Zeidler   See fewer
Aims McGuinness
Self - Professor of History, University of Wisconsin Self - Professor of History, University of Wisconsin   See fewer
Nicole Aschoff
Self - Author, The New Prophets of Capital Self - Author, The New Prophets of Capital   See fewer
Mike Jacobs
Self - Former Editor and Publisher, Grand Forks Herald Self - Former Editor and Publisher, Grand Forks Herald   See fewer
Rozanne Emerson Junker
Self - Author, The Bank of North Dakota Self - Author, The Bank of North Dakota   See fewer
John Pearson
Self - Emergency Room Nurse Self - Emergency Room Nurse   See fewer
Bernie Sanders
Self - U.S. Senator from Vermont Self - U.S. Senator from Vermont   See fewer
Katherine Lee Bates
Self - Writer of America the Beautiful (archive footage) Self - Writer of America the Beautiful (archive footage)   See fewer
Francis Bellamy
Self - Author, Original Version of US Pledge of Allegiance (archive footage) Self - Author, Original Version of US Pledge of Allegiance (archive footage)   See fewer
Alvan Bovay
Self - One of the Founders of the Republican Party (archive footage) Self - One of the Founders of the Republican Party (archive footage)   See fewer
Doug Burgum
Self - North Dakota Governor (as Gov. Doug Burgum) Self - North Dakota Governor (as Gov. Doug Burgum)   See fewer
George Bush
Self - 41st President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 41st President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Cashin
Self - UBS Financial Services (archive footage) (as Art Cashin) Self - UBS Financial Services (archive footage) (as Art Cashin)   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Eugene V. Debs
Self - 5x Presidential Candidate for Socialist Party of America (archive footage) Self - 5x Presidential Candidate for Socialist Party of America (archive footage)   See fewer
John Dewey
Self - Scholar (archive footage) Self - Scholar (archive footage)   See fewer
W.E.B. Du Bois
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Durante
Self - Actor / Vaudevillian (archive footage) Self - Actor / Vaudevillian (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Einstein
Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage) Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Glor
Self - CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor (archive footage) Self - CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor (archive footage)   See fewer
Amy Goodman
Self - Democracy Now! (archive footage) Self - Democracy Now! (archive footage)   See fewer
Daniel Hoan
Self - Milwaukee Mayor, 1916 - 1940 (archive footage) Self - Milwaukee Mayor, 1916 - 1940 (archive footage)   See fewer
Helen Keller
Self - American Socialist (archive footage) Self - American Socialist (archive footage)   See fewer
Gayle King
Self - CBS This Morning (archive footage) Self - CBS This Morning (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self - Reverend (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King) Self - Reverend (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King)   See fewer
Karl Marx
Self - Political Theorist (archive footage) Self - Political Theorist (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph McCarthy
Self - U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (archive footage)   See fewer
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Self - New York Congresswoman (archive footage) Self - New York Congresswoman (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Pence
Self - Former Vice President of the United States (archive footage) Self - Former Vice President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Alicia Priest
Self - President of Oklahoma Education Association Self - President of Oklahoma Education Association   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Theodore Roosevelt
Self - 26th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 26th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Thomas
Self - Former Socialist Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Former Socialist Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self - 33rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 33rd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Walt Whitman
Self - Poet (archive footage) Self - Poet (archive footage)   See fewer
Brian Williams
Self - Anchor, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (archive footage) Self - Anchor, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (archive footage)   See fewer
Woodrow Wilson
Self - 28th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 28th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Rebecca Wood
Self - Mother of Child With Pre-Existing Condition (archive footage) Self - Mother of Child With Pre-Existing Condition (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Zeidler
Self - Former Mayor of Wisconsin (archive footage) Self - Former Mayor of Wisconsin (archive footage)   See fewer
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